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False friends in Chinese
[edit]- 衛 (OC *ɢʷads) !~ English guards, wards
- 飛蓬 (OC *pɯl boːŋ) !~ English fleabane
- The State of Wey is proud of their false friends.
- 涕 (OC *tʰiːls) !~ English tears
- 甸 (OC *l'iːŋs) !~ Latin līmes
- 板 (OC *praːnʔ) !~ English plank
- 混 (OC *ɡuːnʔ) !~ English goon
- 行 (OC *ɡaːŋ, *ɡraːŋ) !~ German Gang
- 施 (OC *hljal), /*l̥aj/ !~ English lay
- 貴 (OC *kluds) !~ English clouts, Ancient Greek κλέος (kléos), PGmc *hlautiz
- 曲 (OC *kʰoɡ), /*kʰ(r)ok/ !~ PGmc *krōkaz words
- 羈 (OC *kral) !~ English corral, Afrikaans kraal, etc.
- 隔 (OC *kreːɡ) !~ English crag
- 隘 (OC *qreːɡs) !~ English crags
- 鴿 (OC *kuːb) !~ English squab, Latin columba, Ancient Greek κόλυμβος (kólumbos), etc.
- 修 (OC *slɯw), /*sliw/ !~ English slim
- 削 (OC *slewɢ) !~ English slay, PGmc *slahaną descendants
- 析 (OC *seːɡ) !~ Latin secō, PIE *sek- words